Development of Wetland-Based Teaching Materials to Improve English Vocabulary, Reading Literacy Skills, Early Childhood Numeracy and Elementary School

Abstract

This research was motivated by low English vocabulary skills, reading literacy and numeracy based on data and findings in the field. In addition, it is also caused by English being removed from subjects in elementary schools and the absence of facilities to stimulate students to improve reading and numeracy literacy in kindergarten children and early grade elementary school students. Based on these problems, researchers create or develop teaching materials in improving English vocabulary skills, reading literacy and numeracy of kindergarten and elementary school students in the early grades of elementary school. Teaching materials are a product needed in learning to improve teacher efficiency and improve student performance. Teaching materials found in the field are still unable to improve students' English vocabulary skills, reading literacy and numeracy. In addition, the teaching materials used by students are not based on the environment around students, especially wetlands. This research uses a type of research and development (Research and Development) using the Plomp model intended to produce a product. The research stage can be detailed as follows: (1) earlystage research, (2) prototype stage, wetland-based teaching materials, (3) development results are tested based on validity, practicality, and effectiveness. This research produced teaching materials based on Tanah Basah to improve English vocabulary, reading literacy and numeracy skills of low-grade children. The teaching materials developed are in accordance with the development of Plom. The results of the research on this teaching material product were assessed by 4 validators of linguists, mathematicians, English linguists, and design experts and the results showed that the teaching materials criteria were valid to be applied in schools. In the practicality test assessment, obtain practical categories, both kindergarten and low-grade teaching materials. And the effectiveness test assessment obtained an effective category on kindergarten and low-grade teaching materials.